Kirsty McNeill.
Labour and Co-operative Party MP for Midlothian.

15 Jul 2026
Aligned with their council.
A steady loyalist with an active constituency presence, Kirsty McNeill has cast 372 votes since entering Parliament in 2024 without once breaking from the Labour whip. Her recent votes back the government's line across the board — supporting the Immigration and Asylum Bill at Second Reading, voting with ministers against opposition amendments to the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, and backing the modernisation of trade union balloting to permit electronic and workplace votes. There are no rebel moments to flag, and her news coverage is dominated not by controversy but by constituency casework: a year-one letter recording 4,107 cases handled and £17,207 returned to constituents, a national delegation she led calling for a social club revival, and a campaign against Lothian Buses cuts backed by over 1,400 petition signatures.
Her parliamentary participation rate of 65% sits below the Commons average, though Scottish MPs face additional travel demands that can suppress attendance figures. Where she does vote, she is a 100% party-line voter. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, and her deviation data reveals she votes more favourably on assisted dying access than most Labour colleagues — around 31 percentage points above the party average — and is more supportive of immigration control measures than the typical Labour MP.
Her speech activity is substantial — 177 contributions across 48 debates — and concentrates on economy and jobs, fiscal policy, and local government, with secondary clusters in social care and health. She holds no select committee seat, which limits her formal scrutiny role. No recent news sentiment data is available for the past 90 days, so the most current picture of her local profile comes from earlier coverage.
Kirsty McNeill is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Midlothian, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office).
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where McNeill broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
Young People
“The government is committed to youth opportunity through the youth guarantee, £1.5bn investment, and the new youth jobs grant offering £3,000 employer incentives; youth unemploymen…”
Pride in Place
“The Pride in Place programme is a success because it combines substantial investment (£480 million over ten years across 24 Scottish neighbourhoods) with genuine devolution of powe…”
Livestock
“Farming is a devolved matter; the SNP Government bears responsibility for poor policy delivery, including a 94% rejection rate on farm support schemes, while the UK Labour Governme…”
Glasgow City Region Economy
“As Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, defends the UK Government's £870 million investment and £146 million in hyper-local funding; argues for regional devolution …”
Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
McNeill holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
Top departments asked.
No tabled questions yet.
Most recent.
Register of interests.
No active register entries.
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 163,681 | 73.8% |
| Office Costs | 29,388 | 13.3% |
| Accommodation | 14,214 | 6.4% |
| MP Travel | 9,149 | 4.1% |
| Staff Travel | 4,802 | 2.2% |
| Total · 105 claims | 221,671 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for McNeill on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Midlothian | 21,480 | 48.6% | Won |
2024 — full result, Midlothian.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsty McNeillWON | Lab | 21,480 | 48.6 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Midlothian →
Sources, methods & last update
The Public Whip
Updated 21 Jul 2026
17 Jul 2024 → 15 Jul 2026
0 tabled · 0 answered
None recorded
0 entries
£221,671 · FY 24_25
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